Hello all,
I guess it is my time to add to this tread. I was the king smoker 1-2 packs a day for 35 years, smoked alot of pot and hardly ever drank (never really aquired a taste for it) but I have had my share of drinks in49 years just light and social. I quit cold turkey with the nicotine the day my ENT gave me my DX (sept.27 2005) so I have 1 year under my belt, I have had maybe 10 drinks in the last year and maybe 10 hits off of a joint since then. for the most part I eat way different and try to exercise more.I do know that it was the nicotine and nothing else that put me in this position. January 11 I will have one clean year, and I had the whole thing radiation, chemo, neck dissection, and even 39 HBO treatments . I must say I feel lucky as hell to be doing as well as I am this soon,even my doctors smile broadly when they see how well I am doing, never the less I am always looking over my shoulder, could I be this lucky, I hope so. A lot is in the mind and I have always believed that this was just a difficult path that I put myself on but i would see it through to the end. So far so good, I hope my luck holds out. Looking ahead to Jan 11.
You all are doing great, you are here and I am sure your perspective on things is different and for the most part better. Hang in there all of you, your spirit is astounding.
Lenny